Texas § LG.21.025 - GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § LG.21.025 — GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ LG.21.025. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL
GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) An officer may be removed from office for: (1) incompetency; (2) official misconduct; or (3) intoxication on or off duty caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage. (b) Intoxication is not a ground for removal if it appears at the trial that the intoxication was caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage on the direction and prescription of a licensed physician practicing in this state. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1567, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section LG.21.025 ("GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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